Kyle Jacobs (soccer, born 1991)
South African soccer player (born 1991)
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Kyle Jacobs (born 14 June 1991) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Championship club Stenhousemuir. Jacobs has previously played for Livingston, Kilmarnock, Queen of the South and Greenock Morton, and Edinburgh City.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 June 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Johannesburg, South Africa | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Stenhousemuir | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2009 | Livingston | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2013 | Livingston | 97 | (7) |
| 2013–2014 | Kilmarnock | 5 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Livingston | 47 | (3) |
| 2015–2019 | Queen of the South | 124 | (4) |
| 2019–2022 | Greenock Morton | 40 | (4) |
| 2022 | → Edinburgh City (loan) | 29 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Edinburgh City | 11 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Stenhousemuir | 23 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 December 2024 | |||
Career
Livingston
After progressing through the youth system at Livingston, Jacobs made his first-team debut as a second-half substitute versus Dundee on 21 February 2009.[1] He appeared in 97 league matches for Livingston before he left the club at the end of the 2012–13 season.
Kilmarnock
At the age of 22, Jacobs signed a six-month contract with Kilmarnock in August 2013.[2] After making five league appearances, he was released by Kilmarnock in January 2014.[3] Jacobs then returned to Livingston on an eighteen-month contract later that month.[3]
Queen of the South
Jacobs signed for Queens at the start of the 2015–16 season.[4] In February 2017, Jacobs signed a two-year contract extension until May 2019.[5]
Greenock Morton
On 23 May 2019, Jacobs signed a pre-contract with Greenock Morton on a one-year deal.[6]
Personal life
Career statistics
- As of 17 April 2021
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Livingston | 2009–10[11][12][13][nb 1][nb 2] | Scottish Third Division | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 2010–11[20][12][nb 3] | Scottish Second Division | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 34 | 3 | |
| 2011–12[22][23] | Scottish First Division | 34 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 40 | 4 | |
| 2012–13[24] | Scottish First Division | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Total | 97 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 110 | 7 | ||
| Kilmarnock | 2013–14[25] | Scottish Premiership | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Livingston | 2013–14[25] | Scottish Championship | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| 2014–15[26] | Scottish Championship | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5[a] | 0 | 43 | 2 | |
| Total | 47 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 56 | 3 | ||
| Queen of the South | 2015–16[27] | Scottish Championship | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 2016–17[28] | Scottish Championship | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 42 | 1 | |
| 2017–18[27] | Scottish Championship | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 38 | 1 | |
| 2018–19[29] | Scottish Championship | 36 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7[b] | 0 | 51 | 2 | |
| Total | 124 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 131 | 4 | ||
| Greenock Morton | 2019–20[30] | Scottish Championship | 24 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1[a] | 0 | 33 | 5 |
| 2020–21[31] | Scottish Championship | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| 2021–22[32] | Scottish Championship | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 1 | |
| 2022–23[33] | Scottish Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 58 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 85 | 6 | ||
| Edinburgh City | 2022–23[34] | Scottish League One | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
| 2023–24[35] | Scottish League One | |||||||||||
| Career total | 360 | 20 | 22 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 445 | 21 | ||
- Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
- Three appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup and four appearances in the Scottish Championship play-offs
